Although Runzhou experienced the rebellion, after the chaos was quelled and calm was restored, Runzhou is still the economic center of Jiangnan and the most prosperous place in the entire southeast.
In Runzhou City, in front of an ordinary courtyard.
"I want it too, I want it too!"
"And I……"
…
Five or six children gathered around the woman in white, scrambling to stretch out their hands. The woman in white put the candy in their palms and watched them disperse in a hurry. They stood quietly, with a touching look on their faces.
smile.
At a certain moment, the smile on her face suddenly froze, she turned around quickly and ran towards the yard as if running away.
Tang Ning stood not far away, looking at Tang Shui who was about to run away, and asked helplessly: "Am I so terrible?"
Tang Shui stiffened and turned to look at Tang Ning with a smile on his face, "Why are you here..."
Tang Ning said, "I came to see my parents, but it's a pity that they have already left."
Tang Shui lowered his head and said, "They said they wanted to visit everywhere and go back in two years."
Tang Ning nodded, indicating that she understood. Then she looked at Tang Shui in surprise and asked, "Okay, why are you blushing?"
Tang Shui glanced at him, feeling slightly annoyed. If she didn't want to avoid him, why would she have come to Jiangnan? When she saw Tang Ning, she would think of their engagement. She still doesn't know how to deal with this matter. Now
I can't even hide from him.
Tang Shui looked at him angrily and was about to speak when the door on the other side suddenly opened and a middle-aged man walked out.
When Tang Jing saw the figure opposite Tang Shui, his body trembled and a complex look appeared on his face.
Tangning looked at him, and after a moment of silence, she said, "Uncle."
Tang Jing turned around and walked into the house and said, "Come in and talk."
In the room, Tang Jing took a sip of tea and asked, "I heard something happened in the capital."
Tang Ning put down her tea cup and said, "King Huai rebelled, and your Majesty made King Run the crown prince and asked him to manage the government on his behalf..."
After hearing what happened in the capital these days, Tang Jing was silent for a long time before finally speaking: "The causes of the past, the consequences of today, the sins committed back then will eventually be repaid..."
Although Tang Ning and Tang Jing have some kind of blood relationship, due to their experiences, there is still some unfamiliarity between them that cannot be erased.
Before finishing the cup of tea, he said goodbye.
Tang Jing glanced at Tang Shui, who was sitting beside him, and said, "Shui'er, go see him off."
"Oh..." Tang Shui responded and stood up reluctantly.
…
On the streets of Runzhou City, Tang Shui and Tang Ning were walking one behind the other.
Tang Ning looked up at Tang Shui who was just walking in front of him. He didn't know whether he was sending her away or she was sending him away. However, he also knew that after her identity was revealed, the relationship between the two would never go back to the past.
He followed her silently without saying a word.
Tang Shui himself remained silent. As he walked along, he found that Tang Ning didn't say a word either, and he couldn't help but feel a little angry.
This matter is between the two of them. Should she, a woman, be asked to speak?
As she felt ashamed, a voice suddenly came from the street.
"The book has its own golden house, and the book has its own beauty. Reading makes people wise, so you should read more, read more newspapers, eat less snacks and sleep more, and become a useful person to the country in the future..."
Tang Shui and Tang Ning looked over at the same time, and saw that somewhere on the street corner, several young people were surrounding a young man, laughing at something.
A young man laughed twice and asked, "You have read a lot and are so good, why don't you take the top exam?"
"The number one scholar?" A trace of disdain appeared on the young man's face, and he said, "In the past, even the number one scholar had to call me young master when he saw me..."
At this time, a girl dressed as a maid came out of the nearby shop, glanced at the young man, and cursed: "Xiao Tang, you are talking nonsense again, why don't you help me get something!"
The young man immediately retracted his head and said: "Sister Xiaocui, here we come..."
This scene caused another burst of laughter among the young people, and the surrounding atmosphere was filled with joy.
After the Tang family was raided and executed, Tang Zhao disappeared, and the court has not found him yet. Compared to before, he has changed so much. Even Tang Ning can't compare the young man just now with that young man.
The dandies who can be named in the capital are connected together.
Tang Shui looked at the young man who left behind the pretty maid and said, "It's good for him to be like this."
Tang Ning could not deny that in many cases, it was better to be an ordinary person and live a stable life when one was born into a wealthy family or into a powerful family. Many ordinary people yearned for the life of the powerful, but they did not know that beyond
As it was the upper class circle, the turmoil became more serious. The powerful and powerful families they envied did not even have the chance to choose to be ordinary people, so the whole family disappeared from people's sight.
After breaking the silence, the tension between the two seemed to have eased a bit.
Tang Shui glanced at him and asked, "Where to go next?"
Tang Ning said: "I should go back to Guizhou..."
Tang Shui asked: "Where is the Western Region?"
Tangning waved her hand and said, "There is nothing major in the Western Region. They can just handle it themselves..."
He thought for a while, then looked at Tang Shui and said, "The Western Region should be yours, why don't you take care of it..."
Tang Shui glanced at him and said calmly: "Not interested."
After saying this, she just walked with her head down, but she was complaining about Tang Ning in her heart. How long would he want to pretend to be stupid even now?
When this thought came to her mind, she suddenly realized that she was secretly looking forward to Tangning saying something herself.
And among the words she expected him to say, there was only one possibility.
Tang Shui was shocked. She didn't know when her feelings for him had undergone such a big change.
This made her feel ashamed and a little panicked. She just kept walking and didn't notice that a carriage was speeding in front of her.
"Watch the road!"
When Tang Ning saw that the carriage was approaching without slowing down and was about to hit Tang Shui, she quickly reached out and grabbed her hand and said, "What are you thinking about? I can't even see the road!"
After he finished speaking, he wanted to pull his hand back, but found that his hand was held tightly by her.
Tang Shui raised his head, looked at Tang Ning, and asked, "What are you going to do about our matter?"
Tangning asked in confusion: "What do we want?"
"Stop pretending!" Tang Shui glared at him and said, "It's about the engagement."
Tangning looked at her, unable to figure out what she was thinking. She thought for a long time before tentatively asking: "Anyway, this is all a matter of the previous generation. How about... forget it?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she felt a sharp pain in her palm. Tangning took a breath and said hurriedly: "Be gentle, it hurts..."
Tang Shui relaxed his strength slightly, looked at him, and said expressionlessly: "I'll give you another chance to choose again."
